Industrial serial device servers - substitute Moxa

[Kann 0]

I'm looking for a serial device server, which will be a cheaper equivalent of moxa.

Does anyone recommend anything?

[panic mode 246]

Moxa is not a product and certainly not a specific one. It is a company that makes many products and it is unclear which one you are trying to replace.

How many ports? What specs and type of serial? RS232, RS485, isolated or not, what speed etc?

I've just used couple of different products with one or two ports from USRIOT. They are low cost and seem to be working rather nicely and have plenty of features. Also they are literally everywhere so no problem sourcing them quickly. The one i used the most recently is USR-TCP232-410s which can be powered by 24V too (5-36V), or with own PSU. It has both RS232 and RS485 which can be used simultaneously. They also have VCOM software and program examples if you need direct access without VCOM software.

 

Btw. Plenty of other products on the market are actually rebranded USR products, for example Waveshare is just one of several and as such can use same VCOM software. In fact the program examples, and most of the support files are straight from USR.

Even if you open one of them and look inside

https://www.waveshare.com/product/iot-communication/wired-comm-converter/ethernet-to-rs232-rs485/rs232-485-to-eth-for-eu.htm

you will find the USR part number and icon:

 

 

[Kann 0]

I know moxa is not a product. I just mean the company, I gave the serial port server as an example.
OK, thanks for the information!